Medications and RefillsPlease learn your child’s medications, including names and dosages. If you can’t remember (or can’t pronounce) medication names, write them down or bring all medications to your appointments. Both prescription and over the counter medications have many different formulations; informing your doctor of which medications your child is on can help with both diagnosis and further treatment.

During your visit, your doctor will most likely "e-prescribe" meaning send your prescription online through our electronic health record directly to your pharmacy. Please provide the name and location of your preferred pharmacy during your visit.

Refill requests for chronic medications can be made by calling your pharmacy. They can contact East Bay Pediatrics through our electronic health record. If your refills have expired, you can call our nurses through the phone advice line at (925) 254-9203 & choose option 6 (Hours: 9:00am-12:30pm and 2:00pm-5:00pm). Please be ready to give your child’s name, date of birth, medication name, dose, and your pharmacy name and location.

Chronic medications including asthma medications, birth control pills and acne medications will not be refilled if your child has not had a physical exam in over one year. In general, antibiotics and controlled medications will not be refilled without your child being seen by a pediatrician.

ADHD Medications usually can only be prescribed three months at a time. If your child is up to date on both annual physical exams and medication review visits (scheduled appointments at least every 6 months), your child’s ADHD medication prescriptions can be mailed to your home or picked up in the office. Please provide self-addressed, stamped envelopes for mailing future prescriptions. Urgent requests for ADHD medications must be made at least 24 hours in advance.

Medical RecordsA records release form must be completed or a signed note from the parent, with your name, complete address, the names of each patient whose records are to be released and the Practice name and complete address to whom the records are to be released. A summary history is sent free of charge. Records will be released within 15 business days. See Financial Policies for processing fees. We do not fax medical records.

Camp and School FormsA completed generic camp/school form is provided at every well visit for children 4 years and older free of charge. This form can be used for all school and camp applications. See Financial Policies for processing fees when forms are not presented at the time of a well visit for that child.